1. Should I get an iPhone 5 or a Samsung Galaxy S4? I get asked this question several times a day. I've had
my iPhone 5 since it launched on September 21, 2012, and I've had my Samsung Galaxy S4 since early
June 2013. I've read several reviews that describe the technical reasons to own one device over the other;
you should not concern yourself with most of these issues. Here's what you need to know.
The iPhone 5
The iPhone 5 works flawlessly out of the box. When you turn it on, it does everything it is ever going to
do. Sure, you can add some apps that make your experience better, but if you don't know an app from a
hole in the ground, the iPhone 5 will guarantee you an emotionally satisfying experience with an almost
zero learning curve.
This is not to say that you won't have to learn how to tweak a few settings. You will. But a quick trip to the
Apple Genius Bar or two seconds of Google or YouTube and you will have an answer to any question you
could ever ask about an iPhone 5.
Notifications Are Key
When an iPhone 5 vibrates or makes a noise, glancing at the phone will tell you what you need to do. Right
out of the box, nothing to press, nothing to set... it will just tell you what to do. Slide your finger over to
answer a call, etc.
The Samsung Galaxy S4
Now, the Samsung Galaxy S4 is, arguably, a much better device. It has better hardware (by every
measure), it has a much bigger screen - so big, you will not need an iPad mini or any other 7" tablet in your
life after you purchase it. The web is better, because of the larger screen, as is the Kindle eReader app, as is
video viewing... no matter how you look at the S4 vs. the iPhone 5, the S4 wins... except...
When you get a Samsung Galaxy S4, you are thrown into the world of Google Android software. Now, you
can do a search (on Google) for Android 4.2.x and you will see that it is Google's answer to the inconsistent
user experience issues of previous Android builds. However, since each carrier loads the S4 with its own
bloatware and, since Samsung has added a ton of its own apps to the build, the Android 4.2.x experience
you will have on the S4 is really nothing like the experience you'll have on any other manufacturer's
Android phone.
What that means in practice is that, while Android gives you flexibility to customize your phone to your
heart's content... customization is not optional. You have to customize your phone or your experience will
absolutely suck out of the box.
To give you a little taste of the kind of customization I'm talking about. Let's look at notifications.
The S4 allows you the flexibility to have a lock screen, or not. Some people think that's awesome, you just
press the "on button" and you're immediately inside your phone. That sounds great until you get a txt
message and don't know it. There is no unread txt message count native to the message icon, and even with
2. the lock screen turned on, you will be spending time deciding just how to display your txt message
notifications.
The good news is that you can purchase some awesome apps to help. I'm using Nova Launcher, Missed it!
and Widget Locker to customize my lock screen and, I can tell you from personal experience, it's
awesome! Of course, it's only awesome if you spend about $8.00 on apps and another 30-40 minutes
tweaking the settings, fonts, sizes and applications to act the way you want them to act. With the apps I've
just mentioned, you could make your Android device look, feel and behave like an iPhone 5, or... you
could just buy an iPhone 5.
Final Verdict
In practice, the iPhone 5 is already so far out-of-date (hardware-wise) that I can't recommend purchasing it
- unless you really don't want to (or have the time to) work setting up your Android phone the way you
want it.
For me, setting up my S4 was fun and the results were absolutely worth it. For a normal person who just
wants to make calls, txt, email and occasionally browse the web - you may be much better served with a
phone that just works when you get it.
Thin, Sleek and Very Capable.
Main Features: Apple iOS 6, Nano-SIM | 4-inch LED backlit IPS screen, Retina Display | 8MP iSight
Camera, LED flash, 1080p HD video | 1.2Ghz A6 Quad-core chipset, 1GB RAM, 64GB storage | WiFi,
HSPA+, DC-HSDPA 4G LTE, WiFi Plus, A-GPS
Apple iPhone 5 is the thinnest and the lightest iPhone since iPhone. The device is the sixth generation
iPhone from the Cupertino based technology company. Apple iPhone 5 comes with most advanced features
on the internal and the external design aspect as well. The device has a powerful A6 Quad-core chipset and
runs on the most advanced Operating system in the world Apple iOS 6. The device has a large 4-inch
LED backlit Retina display brushed up with Oleophobic coating. Apple iPhone 5 is incredibly faster for
browsing and connecting to internet using the worlds most advanced connectivity options WiFi Plus,
DC-HSDPA and 4G LTE. The new Apple iPhone 5 sports an 8.0 Megapixel rear-facing camera with
iSight technology. Additionally, the device has an 1.2 Megapixel front facing camera for video chat using
Facetime video. The device users can now record high quality 1080p HD videos using the rear-shooter
and watch on big screens via AirPlay. Experience an enhanced audio quality with the ergonomically
designed EarPods.
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Design Features
Performance Top of Form
General
2G NetworkGSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G NetworkHSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G NetworkLTE (market dependent)
SIM Micro-SIM
4. Announced 2013, March
Status Available. Released 2013, April
Body
Dimensions136.6 x 69.8 x 7.9 mm (5.38 x 2.75 x 0.31 in)
Weight 130 g (4.59 oz)
Display
Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 1080 x 1920 pixels, 5.0 inches (~441 ppi pixel density)
MultitouchYes
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3
- TouchWiz UI
Sound
Alert types Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
LoudspeakerYes
3.5mm jack Yes
Memory
Card slotmicroSD, up to 64 GB
Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 2 GB RAM
Data
GPRS Yes
EDGE Yes
Speed HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR, LE
NFC Yes
Infrared portYes
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL 2), USB On-the-go, USB Host
Camera
Primary 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels, autofocus, LED flash, check quality
Features
Dual Shot, Simultaneous HD video and image recording, geo-tagging, touch focus, face and smile
detection, image stabilization, HDR
5. Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, dual-video rec., check quality
SecondaryYes, 2 MP,1080p@30fps, dual video call
Features
OS Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Chipset Exynos 5 Octa 5410
CPU Quad-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A15 & quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7
GPU PowerVR SGX 544MP3
Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, temperature, humidity, gesture
MessagingSMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM, RSS
Browser HTML5
Radio No
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Java Yes, via Java MIDP emulator
Colors White Frost, Black Mist, Arctic Blue
- Wireless charging (market dependent)
- S-Voice natural language commands and dictation
- Smart stay, Smart pause, Smart scroll
- Air gestures
- Dropbox (50 GB storage)
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
- TV-out (via MHL 2 A/V link)
- SNS integration
- MP4/DivX/XviD/WMV/H.264/H.263 player
- MP3/WAV/eAAC+/AC3/FLAC player
- Organizer
- Image/video editor
- Document viewer (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF)
- Google Search, Maps, Gmail,
YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk, Picasa
- Voice memo/dial/commands
- Predictive text input (Swype)
Battery Li-Ion 2600 mAh battery
6. Stand-by (2G) / Up to 370 h (3G)
Talk time (2G) / Up to 17 h (3G)
Music playUp to 62 h
Misc
SAR US 0.85 W/kg (head) 1.55 W/kg (body)
SAR EU 0.42 W/kg (head) 0.54 W/kg (body)
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Tests
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal) / 3.352:1 (sunlight)
Loudspeaker Voice 70dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 77dB
Audio qualityNoise -95.9dB / Crosstalk -96.4dB
Camera Photo / Video
Battery life Endurance rating 65h
Apple iPhone 5
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Also available in 32 and 64 GB variants.
Phone Apple iPhone 5 Manufacturer Apple Status Available Available in India Yes Price (Indian Rupees) Avg Current
Market Price:Rs. 45500
Last Updated On:March 1 2013
7. Place : Chennai Delhi Kolkata Mumbai Price (USD) $1011.11 approx Description Apple iPhone 5 is the new iPhone
which runs on latest iOS6. It comes with A6 processor, 4inch Retina display, LTE support and 8MP Camera.
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Highlights
- 4Inch Retina Display
- Nano SIM
- A6 Quad Core Processor
- 1GB RAM
- 8MP Camera
- Facetime HD Camera
8. - Bluetooth 4.0
- New Lightning Dock
- SIRI
Apple iPhone 5 Specifications
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Network
Technology /
Frequency Bands
GSM : 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
Battery
Type Li - Ion
Capacity 1440 mAh
Standby 225 hours
Talktime 480 mins
Built
Dimensions 123.8x58.6x7.6 mm
Weight 112 g
Form Factor bar
Colors White and Black
Display
Size pixels
Type color : RetinaDisplay
Colors 16000000 colors
Secondary Display no
Camera / Imaging / Video
9. Camera Yes 8.1 MP
Resolution 3264x2448 pixels
Zoom yes
Flash yes
Video Out yes
Secondary Camera yes
Secondary Camera
Flash no
Connectivity
Bluetooth Yes
Irda No
Wlan/Wi-fi Yes
USB yes
GPS yes
Data
GPRS Yes
EDGE Yes
3G Yes
Internet Browsing Yes , Safari
Media
Audio Playback Yes
Video Playback Yes
Ringtones MP3 VBR, AAC,WAV
10. FM Radio No
3.5mm Headphone
Jack
yes
Memory
Inbuilt 16 GB
Memory Slot No
Messaging
SMS Yes
MMS Yes
Email Yes
Software
Operating System iOS 6